13 open source boards in Science & space
CubeSats, telescopes, radiation detectors and scientific instruments. Every board here is a public GitHub project with its KiCad files, read for size, layers and parts. Pick one close to your design and simulate its firmware on HardLabs before you build it.
STM32EPS
rgw3d
85 × 85 mm629 parts4LGPL-3.0155
STM32Explorer
anyshake
100 × 100 mm244 parts2LCustom license95
Fox-1-MPPT
FaradayRF
95 × 95 mm453 parts4LCustom license63
AVR/ArduinoArduino NMR 5.4
SoukeyCircuits
90 × 79 mm126 parts4LGPL-3.052
CubeSat-Radio
SFUSatClub
95.9 × 90.2 mm280 parts4LNo license9
STM32Sun sensor test
132.7 × 37.3 mm151 parts2LGPL-3.0155
Batteryboard
pycubed
95.9 × 90.2 mm28 parts2LNo license96
AVR/ArduinoArduino NMR 5.2
100 × 75 mm76 parts4LGPL-3.052
STM32AVIONICS BOARD
85 × 85 mm132 parts4LGPL-3.0155
Usbc power
30 × 79 mm41 parts2LGPL-3.052
Barrel Power
30 × 79 mm8 parts2LGPL-3.052
STM32Rad tolerant electronics
embeddedos-org
233 × 220 mm547 parts16LMIT8
STM32Telemetry systems
160 × 100 mm503 parts12LMIT8
Open source science and space boards at a glance
The gallery holds 13 open source science and space boards from 7 GitHub repositories; a typical one measures about 95.9 × 85 mm and carries around 151 components.
62% use four copper layers or more, and 69% carry an open source license.
The most starred is EPS by rgw3d.
Microcontrollers on science and space boards
Open source science and space boards: common questions
Where can I find open source science and space boards?
This page lists 13, each read from its KiCad files on GitHub: board size, layers, the full parts list and a render of the PCB, with links to the original repository.
Which microcontrollers do science and space boards use?
Most are built on STM32 (6) and AVR/Arduino (2).
How big is a typical science or space board?
The median is 95.9 × 85 mm, and 38% are two-layer designs.
What is the most popular open source science or space board?
By GitHub stars, EPS by rgw3d, with 155 stars.
Can I simulate one of these science and space boards before building it?
Yes. HardLabs turns a board's netlist and BOM into a working simulation, so you can boot and test firmware against it with no hardware on your desk.